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I've been feeling depressed lately. I miss my ex girlfriend. I've tried exercising, staying busy, reflecting on my spirituality, dating another woman. Im sober and clean but ive had thoughts of picking that stMy next move might be to get a dog
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I put on top 40 bullshit and dance my a*s off. There is always a fair amount of singing that happens, too. After flailing around for a few minutes, life is brighter. I often write when I am feeling depressed, which does not get me out of the mood all the time, but it does put the depression into perspective.
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I usually talk to my friends about it just to assure myself that there's someone who's there for me, willing to listen or give advice. Other than that, I usually go out to eat or watch a movie or sleep it off. But really, the one thing that cheers me up is having an impromptu "photoshoot" (if you can call it that) with my dog as my model.
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I hit the mats.
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I hit the mats.
Sparring with my teammates somehow relieves my depression. The rush of adrenaline in my body makes me forget reality, though this is not really a good solution since it's just a way of repressing my depression.
I guess I'm really good at trading a bad thing for another bad thing.
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I listen to music. La musique classique.
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I listen to music. La musique classique.
Classical music had always been my escape from pressures and depression. I feel relaxed and charged (for some reason) when I listen to classical music. I liked Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D" most and I listen to it oftentimes before sleeping as a form of meditation and contemplation.
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I talk to my boyfriends and my friends. I watch movies, listen to music, tweet, post photos on Instagram, read a book, pig out! I sometimes walk around the village to soothe my stress. I go through old photos on my laptop and I reminisce. I can't say I've ever been depressed but I experience sadness!
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I listen to soothing music. When I say soothing music, I mean turning up the volume to max and then singing my heart out. Somehow the loud noise shakes me back to my senses and more often than not leaves me powerless to stay depressed. If that does not work, I turn to my handy fridge and start rummaging for chocolates. In short, I stress eat. If after doing both I'm still depressed, I go to my ever seductive bed and sleep. I sleep over my depression; hoping the moment I wake up I've forgotten the reason for my depression.
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I work out! It is a great release, and scientifically proven to release those good-feeling chemicals that always gets me out of my funks.
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I call my brother to talk. He's my best friend and he always manages to help me put things in perspective and feel better. Sometimes I just need someone to help me remember that this one problem is not my whole life, and that I still have a lot of awesome things going for me. My brother always reminds me of that.
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I think you should stay in it. Honestly, I started reading a book called "Care of the Soul" and I've heard other people say this: when you try to fight how you are truly feeling, it will only make it worse. Try to find out why you are depressed and work on that (being alone, death of close friend, etc). But just doing random hobbies or things like that won't actually solve any problem of depression. Life is like a roller coaster with ups and downs and as humans, we just have to accept that. Everyone has been there on some level. I've decided for myself that if I am angry, upset, sad, etc. I will just accept it, surrender to it. So far, it's working out well.
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I'm never truly depressed, but we all have days & moments of feeling bummed down. I meditate. Do some baking. And find something to be appreciative about - then surround myself with that.
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I'm never truly depressed, but we all have days & moments of feeling bummed down. I meditate. Do some baking. And find something to be appreciative about - then surround myself with that.
There's always more to be happy about than to be upset over.
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in spite of it feeling like a hard task, you need to get to the bottom of your problem, because you dont "just" become depressed. It doesnt have to be a very deep and important reason, it might just be something simple, but serious. But its crucial you figure out why youre depressed. talk to someone, friends, family, or call a help phone.
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in spite of it feeling like a hard task, you need to get to the bottom of your problem, because you dont "just" become depressed. It doesnt have to be a very deep and important reason, it might just be something simple, but serious. But its crucial you figure out why youre depressed. talk to someone, friends, family, or call a help phone.
If you figure out what the source of your depression is, try make a plan of how to get out from this darkness. write things down if youre having problems thinking straight. its difficult to stay objective, but I believe this is way better than suppressing the emotions. just work with gaining control over your emotions, and see how emotions are linked to events, people and etc
after doing these mental exercises, let your answers guide you carefully out into the world.
but also try go out on walk, get some sun and fresh air, work out, cus a unhealthy body can make depressions worse, and harder to come out from.
and if you have angst attacks, panic and etc, try doing breathing exercises to calm you down so you can do the mental exercises.
lastly: if you dont get better, or already are in deep sh*t, seek out professional help. sometimes its just too much to deal with without trained help
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I know it's hard to believe, but I think happiness is a choice. When you are in a bad mood, you are simply deciding to dwell on the things that caused this mood. When you trigger happy thoughts, whether it be from music, art, convorsations, etc, you can decide that you want to be happy. It seems hard but its worth it. Don't waste time being depressed, those are moments you're never going to get back.
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I spend time with my little girl and remind myself of how lucky I am to be her mom. She can always get a smile out of me no matter how hard I try not to smile when i'm depressed. I remind myself of how much more severe my depression was before I had her because I never found healthy coping skills then.
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I spend time with my little girl and remind myself of how lucky I am to be her mom. She can always get a smile out of me no matter how hard I try not to smile when i'm depressed. I remind myself of how much more severe my depression was before I had her because I never found healthy coping skills then.
I also keep telling myself that feelings do eventually change, with or without my help. So basically I just self talk. It's better than alcohol and drug use!!
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Physically there are many things, that fall in the general category of getting up and doing something enjoyable or seeking help from the outside (therapy, medication). And these can be and often are beneficial.
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